Maggie's Fish & Chips
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A fisherman style restaurant. Let's say you are in Britain, în Hastings, and you want to satisfy your gourmet pleasures and eating something traditional. I always do that when I am visiting a foreign country. So you want your curiosity to be satisfied. What is the most traditional plate in a restaurant located in a fisherman town? Fish and chips, of course. You have the possibility to serve fish and chips in almost all restaurants in Hastings but let's say you are more pretentious. You want the fish to be fresh, just captured - in fact you want "the catch of the day - and you want to be sure that you are not served with refrigerated fish and... you want to see with your own eyes the process of kooking. There are a lot of conditions and if you want all of them to be fulfilled, people might say about you that you are not hungry, you just want to be carping. AAAND... you want to serve the meal in an old building of a fisherman house. Now, this is a challenge. Believe it or not there is such a restaurant that can fulfil all your pretentious requests and you can find it in Hastings, under the name of "Maggie's fish & chips". And guess what? It is in the same building with fishmarket, at the first floor (second floor for the yankees). Before you decide to go there, to serve a plate of fish and chips, you should know that this is a small restaurant with open kitchen - you can see how your meal is prepared - and as an inconvenient for you, is that you can smell everything is kooking in the kitchen of the restaurant. The restaurant is in an old fisherman house, at the first floor (second floor for USA citizens), it has about 8 or 9 tables inside, approximately 30 seats and there is a very narrow balcony with 4 tables for 2 persons each. The food is DELICIOUS, the taste of fish is that what suppose to be, the portions are big enough and the prices are reasonable. I recommend you to order a fish from the chapter "catch of the day". Good appetite!
Eddy BEddy B
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We had excellent fish & chips, well priced, with a good variety of daily specials available, including some types I've never tried before. The 'Huss' I had never heard of and it seems to be a local name for a Spiny Dogfish which seems to be readily available in that area. It was a huge portion and quite 'meaty' as the server explained, but not as tasty as the Haddock that I usually prefer. The view is great of the working shipyard and harbour, and the miniature railway was running right below us. The toilets were clean and pleasant and the only thing that might be a negative was that there were long and steep stairs to access the entrance so it seems not to be accessible for those with mobility disabilities. Service was friendly but a bit brusque though attentive and peas and mushy peas plus extra tartare sauce was voluntarily supplied. It was crowded and popular so required a reservation.
Charlie RichmondCharlie Richmond
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We were visiting Hastings with the family and wanted to finish of the day by having fish and chips beside the sea, after a short Google we found Maggies Fish & Chips had good reviews so headed along to place an order. It was £29 for two fish and chips which is rather expensive for takeaway food! Maggie is just a small restaurant located beside Rock-A-Nore beach with a small selection of seating inside but also offering a takeaway menu. We had to wait a little while for our food and had to remind the staff we were waiting as they forgot about us. The fish and chips were okay, the haddock still had parts of the skin on and the chips were like your normal frozen chips rather than fresh chipper chips which did let down the whole experience, it still tasted okay but felt for £29 it wasn't quite worth it. It could have just been a one off but we were weren't overly blown away with it.
Joshua FallsJoshua Falls
20
First time in Hastings, craving proper fish and chips, plenty of places around, but somehow we ended up at Maggie's. Some may say the place is tiny or does not look too inviting, but rest assured you can't go wrong with this little gem. Fresh fish in super tasty batter, crispy chippies and top-notch home made tartare sauce, probably one of the best I ever came across. And there comes the highlight of our visit, her name is Kim, one of the waitresses, floor staff, kitchen staff and whatnot, she was all over the place and definitely owned it. At some point I even asked if she is the owner, no she is not, she started working there 2 months ago! Absolut superstar, perfect host along with being a quintessence of the highest level customer service and what hospitality is about! This industry needs more people like her! Keep it up!
Simon M.Simon M.
30
I love Hastings for it's Fish and Chips. So far, it's the Best Fish and Chips in Hastings! Service: Very Friendly, good recommendation, fast. Place: Very busy, but I was lucky and had a table on the balcony. Food: Recommendation was "Try today's special/catch" - it was Hake. Very crunchy batter, very succulent fish - absolutely amazing. Great chips and even green salad (did not expect that, it was very good option for me). Choice of beers: it's not a pub, so enjoy what they have. I liked "Long Man Best Bitter" Picture: I had only one chance to made it. Ever vigilant seagulls made a dive for the food. Amazing birds! But stayed hungry this time. All in all Great place - Love it. Will come back next time.
AlexAlex
10
great experience. fast service . polite staff, friendly and accommodating even when rushed off their feet. great job guys! thank you visited again today. really great,food and service as always. made to feel very welcome. 👍👍 Update! Booked a window seat. Arrived upon opening to be told it wasn't available. The girl with long false lashes that served us clearly didn't want to be there, and treated us to match her mood. The table we booked was still empty when we left Far from happy on this occasion however the food was good. Restaunts need to remember how much of an impact that good service has. However good the food is poor service like this really puts you off going again .
Luke HLuke H
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Nearby Attractions Of Maggie's Fish & Chips
Priory Meadow Shopping Centre
Hastings Miniature Golf
Hastings Aquarium
Hastings Castle
Smugglers Adventure
East Hill Cliff Railway
Hastings Beach
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Hastings Fishermen's Museum
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Address
8-9 Rock-a-Nore Rd, Hastings TN34 3DW, United Kingdom
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+44 1424 430205
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maggiesfishandchips.co.uk
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4.6
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Seaside destination for fish and chips at lunchtime and dinner.
attractions: Priory Meadow Shopping Centre, Hastings Miniature Golf, Hastings Aquarium, Hastings Castle, Smugglers Adventure, East Hill Cliff Railway, Hastings Beach, Flamingo Amusements, Hastings Fishermen's Museum, East Hill, restaurants: Ye Olde Pumphouse, Albion Hastings, Webbe's Rock-a-Nore, First In Last Out (FILO), MONELLIS Sourdough Gourmet Pizza, La Saporita Hastings, 1066 Bakery Café Kitchen Priory Meadow, Brewing Brothers The Imperial, Hanushka Coffee House, Porters
